Help with 1987 softail custom
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Help with 1987 softail custom
I just purchased a 1987 softail custom, nice bike, but I would like to change the bike around a little. I would like to locate a heel to toe shifter and boards for the bike, and change the rear fender to more of a old school look..
I could use help with the following questions, #1 will a fatboy or heritage tins fit this bike? #2 where can I locate a heal to toe shifter for this bike as well as the boards? #3 Does anyone know of a good painter? I would like to have my tins painted.
Thanks in advance for your input
I could use help with the following questions, #1 will a fatboy or heritage tins fit this bike? #2 where can I locate a heal to toe shifter for this bike as well as the boards? #3 Does anyone know of a good painter? I would like to have my tins painted.
Thanks in advance for your input
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#2 Ebay again...complete floorboard sets always for sale....like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Softa...b05943&vxp=mtr
#3 always best to find a local painter...but if you can't, Colormania is a board sponsor and has a good rep. http://www.colormaniapaint.com/
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one more question
Thanks for the input, very helpful. I checked the auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Softa...b05943&vxp=mtr, it says it fits 2000-2012 softails, will this fit a 1987 softail custom?
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Thanks for the input, very helpful. I checked the auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Softa...b05943&vxp=mtr, it says it fits 2000-2012 softails, will this fit a 1987 softail custom?
That's a nice clean looking ride you just scored,
Enjoy!
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Thanks for the input, very helpful. I checked the auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Softa...b05943&vxp=mtr, it says it fits 2000-2012 softails, will this fit a 1987 softail custom?
Sorry he changed the ad...try this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-Softa...sories&vxp=mtr
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Boards from a FL Sloptail will not directly fit unless you change the shift & brake controls. The FX Sloptail has forwards; the FL does not. You can get boards that will directly bolt to the existing foot peg mounts.
Here are some part numbers from the J&P catalog - www.jpcycles.com
5500105
5500095
Heel-toe shifter can be done, but you have forward controls so it is going to look and feel differently than the standard FL Sloptail. Also, it won't be a "bolt-on" because the mount on your bike is not long enough to add the heel lever. You'll need to do some fabrication, probably by adapting the FL part to the FX bracket. There are other ways to do it, but the only "bolt-on" way is to completely change the entire foot peg mounting brackets, levers, etc. from your existing FX forwards to the FL style.
Rear fender is not a direct change. You'll need the struts for the FL models:
OEM part numbers 59964-86 and 59969-86
Here are some part numbers from the J&P catalog - www.jpcycles.com
5500105
5500095
Heel-toe shifter can be done, but you have forward controls so it is going to look and feel differently than the standard FL Sloptail. Also, it won't be a "bolt-on" because the mount on your bike is not long enough to add the heel lever. You'll need to do some fabrication, probably by adapting the FL part to the FX bracket. There are other ways to do it, but the only "bolt-on" way is to completely change the entire foot peg mounting brackets, levers, etc. from your existing FX forwards to the FL style.
Rear fender is not a direct change. You'll need the struts for the FL models:
OEM part numbers 59964-86 and 59969-86
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From: Farmington ,MS
Boards from a FL Sloptail will not directly fit unless you change the shift & brake controls. The FX Sloptail has forwards; the FL does not. You can get boards that will directly bolt to the existing foot peg mounts.
Here are some part numbers from the J&P catalog - www.jpcycles.com
5500105
5500095
Heel-toe shifter can be done, but you have forward controls so it is going to look and feel differently than the standard FL Sloptail. Also, it won't be a "bolt-on" because the mount on your bike is not long enough to add the heel lever. You'll need to do some fabrication, probably by adapting the FL part to the FX bracket. There are other ways to do it, but the only "bolt-on" way is to completely change the entire foot peg mounting brackets, levers, etc. from your existing FX forwards to the FL style.
Rear fender is not a direct change. You'll need the struts for the FL models:
OEM part numbers 59964-86 and 59969-86
Here are some part numbers from the J&P catalog - www.jpcycles.com
5500105
5500095
Heel-toe shifter can be done, but you have forward controls so it is going to look and feel differently than the standard FL Sloptail. Also, it won't be a "bolt-on" because the mount on your bike is not long enough to add the heel lever. You'll need to do some fabrication, probably by adapting the FL part to the FX bracket. There are other ways to do it, but the only "bolt-on" way is to completely change the entire foot peg mounting brackets, levers, etc. from your existing FX forwards to the FL style.
Rear fender is not a direct change. You'll need the struts for the FL models:
OEM part numbers 59964-86 and 59969-86
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thanks for the input and links. I may just go with floorboards and forget about the heal to toe shifter??
is jp the best place to purchase parts? Any other websites you would suggest?
Thanks
is jp the best place to purchase parts? Any other websites you would suggest?
Thanks
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